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Encyclopedia of Life launches!http://blog.ted.com/encyclopedia_of/
http://blog.ted.com/encyclopedia_of/#commentsThu, 28 Feb 2008 21:00:00 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2008/02/encyclopedia_of/[…]]]>E.O. Wilson made this TED Prize wish in 2007: Help me build the key tool that we need to inspire preservation of Earth’s biodiversity: the Encyclopedia of Life. Today, the Encyclopedia of Life website has launched, with the first 30,000 pages, each one describing a single species, with descriptions and photos contributed by scientists and naturalists and people around the globe. Within a decade, it’ll have more than 1.5 million pages, each for a single species.

]]>http://blog.ted.com/encyclopedia_of/feed/0tedconfamyPhil Borges Reception in San Franciscohttp://blog.ted.com/phil_borges_rec/
http://blog.ted.com/phil_borges_rec/#commentsMon, 12 Nov 2007 17:44:55 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2007/11/phil_borges_rec/]]>If you happen to be in the Bay Area Wednesday night, November 14, TED2006 Speaker Phil Borges has a gallery reception in San Francisco and you’re invited:

]]>http://blog.ted.com/phil_borges_rec/feed/0tedconfamyphilborgesinvite.jpgEO Wilson on the Encyclopedia of Lifehttp://blog.ted.com/eo_wilson_on_th/
http://blog.ted.com/eo_wilson_on_th/#commentsThu, 06 Sep 2007 14:21:03 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2007/09/eo_wilson_on_th/[…]]]>
2007 TED Prize winner EO Wilson wished to create the key tool that we need to inspire preservation of Earth’s biodiversity: the Encyclopedia of Life. On May 9th of this year, it was announced that a consortium of institutions were starting the work to make it happen. (Check out the video that Avenue A/Razorfish made for the launch.) In a piece in today’s NY Times, Dr. Wilson explains why the creation of this encylopedia is crucial.]]>http://blog.ted.com/eo_wilson_on_th/feed/0tedconfamy1730_197x148.jpgPaul Farmer on Rwandahttp://blog.ted.com/paul_farmer_on/
http://blog.ted.com/paul_farmer_on/#commentsWed, 05 Sep 2007 09:41:34 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2007/09/paul_farmer_on/[…]]]>This year at TED, TED Prize winner Bill Clinton wished for us to partner with his foundation, the Rwandan government, and Partners in Health to build a sustainable, high-quality rural health system for the whole country. The pilot clinic in the Rwandan district of Rwinkwavu has been a proven success and there is a lot of TED energy going into scaling the system out to the next four districts. There’s a great piece in Forbes today where Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health, explains a bit about the project and what led them to Rwanda.]]>http://blog.ted.com/paul_farmer_on/feed/1tedconfamyfarmer_paul.jpgOwn a Day of Architecture for Humanityhttp://blog.ted.com/own_a_day_of_ar/
http://blog.ted.com/own_a_day_of_ar/#commentsThu, 26 Jul 2007 14:53:15 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2007/07/own_a_day_of_ar/[…]]]>2006 TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair’s wish resulted in the creation of the Open Architecture Network. In the five months since its launch at TED the OAN has been shifting the landscape around how architects work to create more sustainable projects. Almost 500 projects worldwide are currently be managed through the network.

A number of TED companies are working on ways to make the OAN itself sustainable and it should be so within a year. Until then its parent company, Architecture for Humanity, needs organizational funding to continue running the network, so they’ve launched the Own the Day campaign.

In the words of AFH…

Own the Day

Help Architecture for Humanity provide 365 days of pro bono design services around the world—one day at a time—by donating one day’s worth of your salary.

We know how busy you are and how hard it is to do pro bono work.So, here’s the deal. We want you to donate one day of your salary instead. In exchange, you get to Own the Day of your choice.

You’ll help support the work of Architecture for Humanity and allow architects and designers all over the world to offer their services pro bono-just by clicking your mouse. Think of it as community service plus design (minus the parole officer.)

We’re going to ask you for a minimum donation of $100. If you earn more than that in a day, we’d love you to donate more (in fact, we need you to). You can Own the Day on behalf of a friend. Or, if you’d like your company to get involved, hey, you can go ahead and own a whole week. Or, simply match the donations of your employees. Just send us an email and we’ll make it happen.

To own a day outright, donate $1200 (the cost of running the Open Architecture Network, Architecture for Humanity and all its chapters and projects for a day) and you will receive a limited edition t-shirts designed by US artists including Natalie ‘Alabama’ Chanin, Anabelle Pang, Emily Pilloton, Amy Rowan and Adam Cohn. Check out the other great offers below.

You can Own the Day by visiting here. Once you have made a donation, choose the day of your choice, and your name will appear on our nifty calendar for that day. We’ll also feature each day’s sponsors on our homepage and on the homepage of the Open Architecture Network.

That’s it. Just think of all of the great projects you will have helped design and build all over the world without ever having to leave your desk. Heck, you’ll be working so hard you might want to consider taking the day off.

If you’re feeling bold….

$25,000 – Own TED 2008 week (Feb 27 – March 1)
It’s not only a way to tell other TEDsters that you care about good design and the Open Architecture Network enough to celebrate its’ 1st year anniversary. This donation would provide the gap funding* needed to build Siyathemba, a youth sports facility and HIV/AIDS outreach center in South Africa. If funding is found by August 31, the facility will open by TED 2008.

$100,000 – Own our Founding Day
We began Architecture for Humanity on April 6, 1999 and it means a lot to us. Celebrate our birthday and support our mission by donating more than $100,000 and own April 6. This one comes with Architecture for Humanity swag and you get to be honorary CEO. We will even make you business cards. Plus you get to shape the strategy of our organization for one day, or just order us around and get us to bring you coffee. The choice is yours.

$500,000 – Own the Year
This one is the doozy. the whole she bang, the kit and caboodle. This would allow us to provide professional services to communities all over the world and help in building hundreds of structures – from Afghanistan to Darfur to New Orleans. If someone wants to donate over $500,000 not only do you to own the whole year but we will receive ‘middle naming rights’ for everyone in the office. Yes that’s right we will legally change all our middle names after you.

]]>http://blog.ted.com/own_a_day_of_ar/feed/0tedconfamylogo-large.gifSomething Important to Encounterhttp://blog.ted.com/something_impor/
http://blog.ted.com/something_impor/#commentsThu, 16 Nov 2006 15:16:09 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2006/11/something_impor/[…]]]> Encounter Point, an incredible documentary that follows a former Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother who risk their lives and public standing to promote a nonviolent end to the conflict, is opening in select cities in the US and the Middle East tomorrow. The film is co-directed by Julia Bacha, who worked with TEDPrize Winner Jehane Noujaim on the Control Room. Jehane showed clips of the film during her TED Prize talk on film’s power to change the world. Part of Jehane’s wish is to build a larger audience around films that matter, so help it come true by going to see this film… screening information here.]]>http://blog.ted.com/something_impor/feed/0tedconfamyUnknownAn Evening with Architecture for Humanityhttp://blog.ted.com/an_evening_with_1/
http://blog.ted.com/an_evening_with_1/#commentsMon, 11 Sep 2006 12:13:24 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2006/09/an_evening_with_1/[…]]]><!––>TEDPrize winner, Cameron Sinclair, and Architecture for Humanity co-founder, Kate Stohr, will be in NYC next week for the celebration of the launch of their book – Design Like You Give a Damn. They’re being interviewed by John Hockenberry at the New York Public Library on September 20th. A similar event is being planned for San Francisco in October.

NYC Details:

Live from the NYPL + WIRED present
Design Like you Give A Damn
Wednesday, September 20 | 7 PM
The New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue + 42nd Street
Enter on 42nd Street(You’ll need a ticket)

Live from the NYPL has an incredible line up of upcoming events, including a number of evenings with past TED speakers.

]]>http://blog.ted.com/an_evening_with_1/feed/0tedconfamy193304525601_sclzzzzzzz_sl160_2007 TED Prize Nominationshttp://blog.ted.com/2007_ted_prize/
http://blog.ted.com/2007_ted_prize/#commentsTue, 16 May 2006 14:58:07 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2006/05/2007_ted_prize/[…]]]>Yes, I know there are three, big, open wishes out there going through the wish granting process, but it’s time to start thinking about next year. Only two months left to get in nominations for the 2007 TED Prize winners. We’re looking for visionaries that can make a difference in the world and mobilize the TED Community into joining them.

]]>http://blog.ted.com/2007_ted_prize/feed/0tedconfamyDesign Like You Give a Damnhttp://blog.ted.com/design_like_you/
http://blog.ted.com/design_like_you/#commentsMon, 15 May 2006 17:09:22 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2006/05/design_like_you/[…]]]> TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair has a new book coming out – an encyclopedia of sorts that showcases global projects in which design improves living standards – and the Observer has the story. The article has a great summary of how Architecture for Humanity came to be and an idea of where it’s going. For those of you in New York, Cameron will be signing books at the Jacob Javits Center this Saturday, May 20, at 1:00 PM.]]>http://blog.ted.com/design_like_you/feed/0tedconfamy193304525601_aa240_sclzzzzzzz__1Ze Frank's Reading the News So You Don't Have Tohttp://blog.ted.com/ze_franks_readi/
http://blog.ted.com/ze_franks_readi/#commentsThu, 27 Apr 2006 16:57:25 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2006/04/ze_franks_readi/]]>All you need to know about everything current told to you through the mind of TED’s favorite funny man. Ze Frank has a daily show. Check it out.]]>http://blog.ted.com/ze_franks_readi/feed/0tedconfamyPangea Cinema: A wish in progresshttp://blog.ted.com/pangea_cinema_a/
http://blog.ted.com/pangea_cinema_a/#commentsMon, 27 Mar 2006 11:10:58 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2006/03/pangea_cinema_a/[…]]]>When Jehane made her TED Prize wish to bring the world together for one day a year through the power of film, we decided the only way to do it was to really do it, in a big, noticeable way. We partnered with Steve Apkon of the Jacob Burns Film Center, America’s most successful non-profit cultural arts center, who came up with a plan to pull this off, and concluded that it will cost US$10 million over 5 years. How to raise the money? Individuals can fund the roll-out of this wish in any country on the planet by becoming a Goodwill Ambassador to that country; the cost is proportionate to the population. Thanks to TEDster Richard Fox and his team at Pinstripe Media, we have a temporary Pangea Cinema site up, with details and costs of sponsoring each country. If you’re interested in funding a piece of this wish, email amy(at)ted(dot)com.]]>http://blog.ted.com/pangea_cinema_a/feed/0tedconfamyPangeaEthos Water Walkhttp://blog.ted.com/ethos_water_wal/
http://blog.ted.com/ethos_water_wal/#commentsMon, 20 Mar 2006 13:53:19 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2006/03/ethos_water_wal/[…]]]>Ethos Water – a TED sponsor and water favorite – has been working to bring awareness to World Water Day – a UN designated day which draws attention to the water crisis worldwide. It’s this Wednesday, March 22 – and Ethos, along with Starbucks and a number of non-profits, have organized events in 11 cities in the US. So join them in their Walk for Water … we are.]]>http://blog.ted.com/ethos_water_wal/feed/0tedconfamyWorldwaterdaylogoRide Across Americahttp://blog.ted.com/ride_across_ame/
http://blog.ted.com/ride_across_ame/#commentsWed, 01 Mar 2006 16:05:51 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2006/03/ride_across_ame/[…]]]>When Chris announced a competition through PledgeBank last October, Chris Markl pledged to cycle across America to raise money for the developing world. TEDster Dan Pallotta teamed up with him and now the ride is a reality. The Yes Ride will begin in Seattle on June 1 and end July 27, 2006 in Boston. Registration is still open if you’d like to join them.]]>http://blog.ted.com/ride_across_ame/feed/0tedconfamy2006 TEDPrize Wisheshttp://blog.ted.com/2006_tedprize_w/
http://blog.ted.com/2006_tedprize_w/#commentsWed, 01 Mar 2006 13:10:52 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2006/03/2006_tedprize_w/[…]]]>The three TED Prize wishes presented last week are all insanely HUGE ideas and each has the power to change the world we’re living in.

Larry Brilliant: I wish you will help build a global system to detect each new disease or disaster as quickly as it emerges or occurs.

Jehane Noujaim: I wish to bring the world together for one day a year through the power of film.

Cameron Sinclair: I wish to create a community that actively embraces open source design to generate innovative and sustainable living standards for all.

The response has been incredible so far, with hundreds of offers of help already in. We’re organizing the resources and creating the plan to grant these wishes, then we’ll put out a call for the remaining needs. In the meantime, you can watch the full recorded TEDPrize webcast online.

If you have any ideas, thoughts or offers around these wishes, please email me: amy (at) ted (dot) com. These are exciting times…

]]>http://blog.ted.com/2006_tedprize_w/feed/0tedconfamyDreamsTED's got the lookhttp://blog.ted.com/teds_got_the_lo/
http://blog.ted.com/teds_got_the_lo/#commentsTue, 31 Jan 2006 14:05:00 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2006/01/teds_got_the_lo/]]>I could lose my blogging privileges for this, but I felt like someone had to point out TED’s Headquarters brightening up the pages of this week’s New York Magazine. Being that the one-year mark has long since past, it seems our “global new-media migrant” has finally found a home in NYC…]]>http://blog.ted.com/teds_got_the_lo/feed/0tedconfamyTedtableAnother Brilliant articlehttp://blog.ted.com/another_brillia/
http://blog.ted.com/another_brillia/#commentsTue, 29 Nov 2005 10:26:35 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2005/11/another_brillia/]]>Dr. Larry Brilliant, the self-proclaimed “luckiest man in the world,” has a great write-up in this week’s Pacific Sun, talking about his TED Prize wish. He says he’s open to ideas on how best to use it, and has set up a new email address – larryswish@seva.org – for suggestions.]]>http://blog.ted.com/another_brillia/feed/0tedconfamyLarry_brilliant_1Cameron Sinclair: A 'silver lining' to this year's disastershttp://blog.ted.com/cameron_sinclai/
http://blog.ted.com/cameron_sinclai/#commentsThu, 20 Oct 2005 14:37:04 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2005/10/cameron_sinclai/]]>A great piece in BusinessWeek Online suggests that TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair and his work with Architecture for Humanity could be the silver lining to this year of natural catastrophes…]]>http://blog.ted.com/cameron_sinclai/feed/0tedconfamyTED Prize Winner: Cameron Sinclairhttp://blog.ted.com/ted_prize_winne_2/
http://blog.ted.com/ted_prize_winne_2/#commentsFri, 14 Oct 2005 11:33:48 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2005/10/ted_prize_winne_2/[…]]]>Cameron Sinclair‘s mantra: Design like you give a damn. He’s the co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, a non-profit that seeks architectural solutions to humanitarian crises and brings design services to communities in need. This past year has been a busy one for Cameron, with the tsunami, Katrina and the earthquake in Pakistan. He’s become the go-to person around disaster-recovery issues, fielding thousands of emails a week from people seeking to help. He plans to think big with his TED Prize wish, and is open to ideas. But for the sake of his In-box, let’s have that conversation here …]]>http://blog.ted.com/ted_prize_winne_2/feed/0tedconfamyCameron_sinclairTED Prize Winner: Larry Brillianthttp://blog.ted.com/ted_prize_winne_1/
http://blog.ted.com/ted_prize_winne_1/#commentsFri, 14 Oct 2005 11:33:01 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2005/10/ted_prize_winne_1/[…]]]>It’s difficult to resist making a pun around the name Larry Brilliant. Board-certified in preventive medicine and public health, Larry lived in India for 10 years — first at a Himalayan monastery, and later as a diplomat working for the UN. He helped lead the successful WHO smallpox-eradication program and later founded the Seva Foundation, an international health nonprofit that’s restored sight to more than two million blind people. Larry also co-founded the legendary online community, The Well. His current passion surrounds the threat of Bird Flu, and he’s hinted that his TED Prize wish will lie somewhere in the realm of global health. He’s open to suggestions …]]>http://blog.ted.com/ted_prize_winne_1/feed/0tedconfamyLarry_brilliant1TED Prize Winner: Jehane Noujaimhttp://blog.ted.com/ted_prize_winne/
http://blog.ted.com/ted_prize_winne/#commentsFri, 14 Oct 2005 10:52:02 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2005/10/ted_prize_winne/[…]]]>Jehane Noujaim is the gutsy filmmaker behind Control Room, the controversial documentary following events at Al Jazeera — the largest Arab news network — from the onset of the Iraq war. Jehane left for Qatar two weeks before the US invasion and gained access to both Al Jazeera and the US Military’s Central Command. She also produced and directed the award-winning film, Startup.com. Jehane is on a mission to uncover cultural truths, and she’s looking for ideas for her next documentary. We suspect the TED community will have some thoughts on this TED Prize wish …]]>http://blog.ted.com/ted_prize_winne/feed/1tedconfamyJehane_noujaim_1